filePro and Vista

[kenbrody]

As a test, I installed the new Windows Vista ("Home Basic" edition) on a system here, and copied filePro onto it.  Aside from the following issues, it appears to be running fine.  (Note that I have not tried the actual filePro install.  Rather, I just copied my fp and filepro directory trees over.)

First, the license manager (I ran the standalone version, rather than the service version) triggered a firewall warning the first time I ran it.  (This is due to the server listening on a TCP/IP port.) Subsequent runs did not trigger any warnings.

Second, there appears to be a new security feature of some sort that prevents me from creating files in the root directory of C:, so I cannot create the "\fppath" file.  Setting PFDATA/PFDIR/PFPROG in the environment cures that issue.  (I believe that the batch file created by the actual install includes these variables, anyway.)  Creating directories is not an issue.

And, for those still hearing "DOS is dead" for the Nth year in a row, filePro 1.2 and 3.0 run on Vista as well.

[ernieb]

As a test, I installed the new Windows Vista ("Home Basic" edition) on a system here, and copied filePro onto it.  Aside from the following issues, it appears to be running fine.  (Note that I have not tried the actual filePro install.  Rather, I just copied my fp and filepro directory trees over.)

First, the license manager (I ran the standalone version, rather than the service version) triggered a firewall warning the first time I ran it.  (This is due to the server listening on a TCP/IP port.) Subsequent runs did not trigger any warnings.

Second, there appears to be a new security feature of some sort that prevents me from creating files in the root directory of C:, so I cannot create the "\fppath" file.  Setting PFDATA/PFDIR/PFPROG in the environment cures that issue.  (I believe that the batch file created by the actual install includes these variables, anyway.)  Creating directories is not an issue.

And, for those still hearing "DOS is dead" for the Nth year in a row, filePro 1.2 and 3.0 run on Vista as well.

And if anyone is planning on running filePro 1.2 or 3.0 on Vista - Please send a post.

[Lauren]

     Not all video drivers support full-screen mode under Vista.  If
     your video driver doesn't support it, then filePro (and all other
     console applications) are limited to running within a window.

     You can test your system by bringing up a console window (start /
     run / cmd.exe) and then pressing Alt+Enter.  If your system
     supports full-screen mode, then this will switch to that mode.
     (Pressing Alt+Enter again will switch back to windowed mode.)  If
     your system does not support it, you will get a message stating
     so.

     Note that this has no effect on your ability to run filePro beyond
     the requirement that it run windowed rather than full-screen.